We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

Originally Posted by making

Please dont outsmart the censor. That is a very expensive censor and every time one of you guys outsmart it it makes someone at the home office feel bad. We dont wanna do that. So dont cleverly disguise bad words.

Depends. Biology is not so simple. There are plenty of extremophiles out there that survive under unimaginably harsh conditions.

Cockroaches. Them bastids don't die for nothing. They live forever and ever. They will never be extinct.

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Originally Posted by Buddha

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

Originally Posted by making

Please dont outsmart the censor. That is a very expensive censor and every time one of you guys outsmart it it makes someone at the home office feel bad. We dont wanna do that. So dont cleverly disguise bad words.

They're not nearly as impressive in survivability as many single celled microorganisms. PC2, let's just say that if your life depends on being right, I wouldn't trust simply swabbing something with isopropanol.

If you notice this notice then you will notice that this notice is not worth noticing.

It kills many micros, autoclave or gas to kill all, but I have read studies that state it takes 7-10 min to have any effect on microorganisims. Remember that next time you get a shot at the Doctors office.

What Jason said. Also, 98% isopropanol isn't necessarily better than your garden-variety 70%. Alcohols need water to denature the proteins in bacteria, and some bacteria won't be killed by the higher concentration as a result. That said, isopropanol is a moderately effective germicide, though it won't get spores nor most viruses.

And Making is correct- isopropanol does take as much as 10 minutes to exert germicidal activity.

Cockroaches. Them bastids don't die for nothing. They live forever and ever. They will never be extinct.

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spray 409 on them. ive never seen a roach die quicker than after being sprayed with 409. amazing, considering high powered roach killer doesnt even touch them. they should make roach bombs out of 409. LOL gah.....so glad to not be in college anymore. roaches are icky.

you know when they use it to rub your skin for an injection ? ya... you dopers know
the most that does is clean the site, not disinfect it 100%

sure it kills some things off...but you need a large amount and lot of time
to disinfect with it.

hell, I was taught to clean the end of my syringe (before attaching the needle) with alcohol swab, and then
also the skin where I am going to inject, when I inject dope. all that did for me was
make my fingertips dry and split (and the injection hurt when not all the alcohol was evaporated)

so i just skip the alcohol entirely and just stab away. 1 year and >1000 injections later no problems
no infections....

Cockroaches? I find that a can of Right Guard and a lit match, held about 3" in front of the nozzle as you spray does the trick. Little something I learned watching "Wake Island" (and just about 300 other WW II movies). Flamethrowers, Yeah- that's what I'm talkin' about.